Logically Star Trek

Zine
Title:	Logically Star Trek
Publisher:	Furtherest North Enterprises (Fairbanks, AK)
Editor(s):	Jerry Modene (Fairbanks, AK)
Date(s):	1975-1976
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Medium:	print zine
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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cover of issue #1

Logically Star Trek was a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of fiction, puzzles, art and articles.

It is believed to have been the first Star Trek fanzine published in the state of Alaska, and ran four issues in 1975 and 1976, although ten "lead" stories had been written for publication.

Some Writers Branched Out and Created Another Zine

Some of the writers for this zine left to start their own zine. See Memory Alpha.

Issue 1

Logically Star Trek 1 (available for download here) was published in Winter 1975. It contains 10 pages and no art.

• A Word of Greeting, by Dean Gerrold (Jerry Modene)
• Genesis, by Allan Evans
• Bio-Logically Star Trek, a Vulcan Physiology, part one, by David Back
• The Federation Chronicles, by Kelly McClure (fiction)
• The Youngest Trekkie, by Kathy Connelly
• Rescue, by Dean Gerrold (fiction)
• Word Search puzzle
• Time Out by Jerry Modene and Terry Roguski
• Contents of Next issue

Issue 2

Logically Star Trek 2 was published in Spring 1975 and contains 10 pages. It has illos by J. Modene.

from issue #2, "That's me..."

back cover of issue #2

front cover of issue #2

In this issue, Jerry Modene connects his name to his pseud: "Dean Gerrold."

• Time Out! by Jerry Modene (by now publishing under his own name)
• Bio-Logically Star Trek, a Vulcan Physiology, conclusion by David Back
• The Star Trek Address by Jerry Modene (article, "If Lincoln were alive and a Trekkie")
• Federation Chronicles (Part 2) by Kelly McClure
• Star Heck by Mike Hureaux and Jerry Modene ("Our Star Trek parody, which I think, will definitely rival Lieutenant Mary Sue, or any of the others. I can see it now, "Captain Quirk and Mr. Spunk meet Lt. Mary Sue." What a dream story that would be. A real nightmare.")
• Time Out, chapter two, by Jerry Modene and "ex-member Terry Roguski (she quit)"

Issue 3

Logically Star Trek 3 (Fall 1975) contains 10 pages. It contains no art.

Other stories written for this publication before the fanzine folded (due to increasing costs of printing) in the fall of 1976 included "Give Me Liberty" (written for the Bicentennial), "The Hatfield-McCoy Incident", "It Might Have Been", "Isaac Asimov Meets Mr. Spock", and a story wherein Spock's ex-fiance T'Pring joins Starfleet and is assigned to the Enterprise.

• The Renegade Starship by J. Modene
• Star Heck by Mike Hureaux (Star Trek parody)
• Federation Chronicles (Part 3) by K. McClure

Issue 4

Logically Star Trek 4 (Winter 1976) was now digest-sized, printed on glossy paper, and contained 20 pages. It contains no art.

• Troubles Without-Troubled Within by J. Modene and Trudy Hustead
• Lt. SuIu and the Quadrotriticale by J. Modene
• Adventures of Spurt by "Kit Vee"
• Federation Chronicles (Part 4) by J. Modene and K. McClure
• StarTrekiotomy by J. Modene (Star Trek parody)
• The Night Before Star Date 7512.25 by D. Back